Cord-holder.



J.- A LEIFER.

CORD HOLDER.

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Slieeiication of Iiettelrsi'atent.

Patented Dec.y 8, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONAS A. LEIFER, va citizen of the United States,residing at Bucyrus, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful yCord-Holder, of which ,the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to twine holders vsuchas are adapted to holdstationarya ball of twine in such a manner that'the twinevAnother'object is to rovide a device sim-` ple in construction ancomparatively'ineX- pensive to manufacture'y embodying few parts andthese so disposed and constructed as toreduce the danger of derangementvto-aminimum.

With these and other objects invview as will more fully hereinafterappear the present invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointedout in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of the device may be madewithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this speciiication, Figure1 is a perspective view of the device in readiness for use. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section disclosing theball holder.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate correspondingarts throughout.

The device consists of a ody attachment, which is adapted to be placedaround the waist of the wearer and secured either by shoulder straps,waist straps or by both. The body attachment is so constructed as tosupport a twine holder which projects outwardly and upwardly therefrom,and also forms a support for the twine guard.

The bod attachment 1 consists of a member forme 'of wood, metal or othersuitable material and when formed of the former isA rectangular in crosssection and sli htly curved to conform to the shape of the ront part ofthe Waist, and of a length suflcient Vto permitjiits opposite ends toextend rearwardly to a point substantially in alinement with the hips.The member may be secured in vplace by any suitable means such as bycords 'or straps assing over the shoulders `of the wearer and havingtheir terminals secured in longitudinal openings 2 formed at either endof the member and further secured against outward swinging by similarcords or stra s 'adapted to be passed around the'waist an secured intransverseopenings 3 formed adjacent the opposite ends of the member.

The twine holder may be formed of any suitable material and in thepresent instance is shown to consist of 'a single iece of wire bent'upon itself -at its mldd e V'and then 'twsted'fcr'a po'rtonfof'itislength "so aste :form afsljankl-ffl, ,at 'the end of ithis "twistedshank portion the 'wires fare *bent "at *right 'angles-"tothe shanky'and'then' artedfsofa's to form a'V shaped base'the si es 5 'and 6 ofwhich are adjacent their ends bent at right angles and o posite to theshank, so as to form arms, w ich are adapted to enter vertical openingsformed on either side of the horizontal center of the body attachmentand disposed on the u per side thereof. It is to be understood wit thisconstruction the length of the arms will be substantially e ual to thewidth of the bod attachment wqhjle the base will proj ect in a vance ofsaid memberfor a distance sufficient to ermit the ball of twine throughwhich the s ank 4 is inserted, to be sup orted clear of the operator,without inte ering with his movements. A twine guide in the presentinstance is shown to consist of a single piece of metal in the shape ofa vertical standard 7, the lower end of which is secured in a verticalopening in the upper side of the body attachment and disposedintermediate the openings for the reception of the arms at the ends ofbase or sides 5 and 6. A portion adjacent the upper end of the standard7 is curved outwardl and downwardly so that the terminal 8 w' lie in avertical plane with the shank 4. A suitable brace bar 10 is, at itsintermediate point, soldered or otherwise secured to the u per end ofthe standard 7, and at either en 1s provided with an eye 11 for thereception of the shoulder cords 12.

In the use of the device the body portion 1 is secured to the waist ofthe wearer and disposed to the front. The shank 4 is then insertedthrough the core of the ball or cone of twine and it being understoodthat the space between the terminals of the shank and upper end of thestandard will be sulicient to permit the ball or cone to be adjusted inplace. The end of the twine is now carried upward and passed through aneye 9 'formed in the curved portion of the standard and adjacent theterminal thereof, thus it can be seen as the cord is needed it canbeunwound from the ball or cone without danger of tangling.

What is claimed is l. A twine holder comprising a body attachment havingopenings on one side thereof, a ball or cone support having arms toenter the said openings, a guide having one end secured to said bodyattachment and disposed between said arms.

2. A twine holder ycomprising a body attachment provided with openings,a ball or cone support having a base terminating in angularly bent armsto enter said openings, and a vertical guide having one end secured tosaid body attachment between said arms.

3. A twine holder comprising a body attachment provided with verticalopenings, a ball or cone support having a base portion terminating indownwardly projecting arms to enter said vertical openings, and avertical guide having one end secured to said body attachment and itsopposite end overhanging said base.

4.' Ina twine holder the combination of a body attachment, a ball orcone support carried thereby, a guide on said body attachment providedon one side with a brace bar and a neck cord connected to said brace barhaving its terminals secured to said body attachment.

5. In a twine holder the combination of an arcuate body attachment, aball or cone support carried thereby, a guide on said body attachmenthaving a portion overhanging said ball or cone support, a horizontalbrace bar secured to said guide, and provided at either end' with an eyeand a neck cord passing through said eyes having its terminals securedto said body attachment.

6. A twine holder comprising a body attachment, a ball or cone supporthaving an angular base terminating at one end in downwardly extendingarms adapted to enter openings in said body attachment, upwardlyextending shank at the other end of said base and a guide carried bysaid body attachment having a curved end portion' overlying said shank.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aiiiXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JONAS A. LEIFER.

Witnesses:

WM. H. GRAETZ, FRANK P. DORMENWITH.

